Customer Reviews

Black & Decker TCM450B 8-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker, Black

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

Makes good coffee. I like the thermal carafe because it keeps coffee hot longer and can you take it to table. I didn't give it 5 stars because plastic is a little poorly made. But it works and the price was good.
UPDATE:
Since I wrote above I decided to return it. The plastic is very poor quality and is warping. Edges don't line up well. Not worth keeping.

I would change the stars to only 2.

We've looked for a long time to find a glass thermos type carafe/coffee maker and this is the only one we found. We think all the stainless steel carafe types impart a metallic taste.

We're sightly disappointed in how long it keeps the coffee hot even when tempered. Otherwise everything else about the coffee maker is fine.

Also, we were supposed to get free super saver shipping with this item but somehow being on the same order as some other items caused that to fall through and we wound up paying a hefty shipping fee for this item. We'll be careful to place separate orders in the future.

Black & Decker TCM450B 8-Cup Coffee Maker

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I LOVED the older model of this coffee maker..but THIS model is TERRIBLE! The coffee spills all over EVERY SINGLE TIME you poor a cup..it's a terrible design flaw in the spout i guess..it's so aggravating! You have to wipe up 1/4 cup of spilled coffee every time you pour a cup. the coffee also does not get as hot as the old model. It's lukewarm at best. I will be buying a different brand now...I can't deal with this poor excuse for a coffee maker any longer. DO NOT BUY!!

Some reviewers said this was very cheaply made and they were right. Our previous Black and Decker thermal model was made much better. The plastic is flimsy and cheap not at all easy to use. Spend more and get a much sturdier coffee maker!!

Coffee Maker was defective. Had to return. Went to store and purchased another coffee maker made by another company. Too bad, I have always liked Black & Decker products.
John B

I own several Black & Decker products and have always been happy with them, but I feel compelled to echo other writers. While the coffee it makes is flavorful, it does not get hot enough and the carafe leaks BADLY. Every time I tried to pour a cup of coffee, no matter how carefully or slowly I poured, coffee leaked all over the counter. This machine is definitely going back.

After owning an earlier model of this unit, one that lasted and lasted, I was so satisfied that I bought the TCM450B no questions asked. What a mistake! When I got it home it didn't even turn on. I packed it up drove to the nearest store that would take it back and picked up a second. I've had it less than six months and it too quit. When it works it's fast. I like the insulated carafe. At the current sale priced now at about $20.00, that's still not a buy if you can't make coffee! If I had one that worked it would get 5-stars. My biggest mistake was not buying on credit and not saving a receipt.

I agree with a previous reviewer. The temperature is luke warm, it constantly drips from the bottom no matter what you do or how careful you are. I bought because it was a Black & Decker as I have had great luck in the past. They really blew it this time. Do not buy this disaster!

The coffee tastes great. Too bad the carafe spills nearly every pour. Whenever I used this coffee maker, I had to make an extra cup "for the sink" since it would spill about 1/8 of what I poured.

More bad news - today I went to grab my coffee carafe from the coffee maker and it wouldn't move. It turns out that the bottom surface (where the carafe sits) had melted and fused to the carafe. SCARY!

I opened up the bottom of the coffee maker and could see that there was only a thin piece of heat shield between the heating element and the plastic bottom. To the untrained eye, it sure doesn't look like a very safe design.

Bottom line - stay away!

I had a TCM450B for over a year and it makes great consistent coffee.
Recently my girlfriend dropped a heavy metal knife into the carafe and broke the internal glass.
This is the only coffee maker I have ever owned that compelled me to buy a replacement of the same type. I ordered another TCM450B and I'm back to making great coffee. Unless you are a complete klutz, I find nothing extraordinary difficult about this coffee maker. The thermal carafe in PLAINLY marked on where to rotate the lid to when pouring a cup of coffee, which it does without any spills. Other glass carafes I have had did not pour as easily as this one. The plastic is the same as any other coffee maker I have used in the past. The thermal carafe keeps the coffee warm for hours. I have no complaints at all about this coffeemaker.

I can say with confidence, I would buy this coffee maker again because I did!